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However, it’s a renter’s market when it comes to Monday to Friday lets. While the number of weekday lets offered has increased 63 per cent in this five-year period, the number of people posting an ad asking to be a weekday tenant actually fell 17 per cent.

SpareRoom estimates that there are about three adverts looking for weekday lodgers for every one person looking for a Monday to Friday let.

Matt Hutchinson, communications director at SpareRoom, said: “We’ve always had Monday to Friday rentals on SpareRoom but the number on offer has risen remarkably.

“It’s easy to see why homeowners taking in lodgers like this setup, as it gives them the benefit of income from renting a room out but keeping weekends for themselves. But there are real benefits to the renter too.

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“Being able to rent in one place during the week and go home at weekends can save people from nightmare commutes, particularly at a time when the UK’s rail system has stepped up to a whole new level of chaos.

“With the lack of certainty around what Brexit means for the economy, we’re also seeing a widespread reluctance to make big decisions, such as selling houses.

“The flexibility of Monday to Friday renting can buy people some time till they work out what’s best in the longer term.”

London had the most Monday to Friday lets on the website in the UK, followed by Reading, Bristol, Oxford and Coventry.